BAFTA Nominations 2011

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced the nominations for the 65th British Academy Film Awards, honoring the best in film in 2011.

In the Best Original Music category, which is named in memory of the film director Anthony Asquith, the nominees are:

LUDOVIC BOURCE for The Artist

ALBERTO IGLESIAS for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

TRENT REZNOR and ATTICUS ROSS for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

HOWARD SHORE for Hugo

JOHN WILLIAMS for War Horse

These are the first BAFTA nominations for Bource, Reznor and Ross. It is the 3rd BAFTA nomination for Iglesias, the 6th BAFTA nomination for Shore, and the 13th nomination for Williams, who has won on seven previous occasions: for Jaws in 1975, Star Wars in 1977, The Empire Strikes Back in 1980, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial in 1983, Empire of the Sun in 1987, Schindler’s List in 1993, and Memoirs of a Geisha in 2006.

The winners of the 65th BAFTA Awards will be announced on February 12, 2012.